The C.945PL Ver2.1 motherboard from Colorful uses the Intel 945PL/945P+ICH7 chipset and supports dual-channel DDR2 400/533/667MHz modules. It is an ideal motherboard for Intel Socket 775 Pentium D/ CoreTM2 Duo / Pentium 4 / Celeron D CPUs.
The manual introduces the Colorful C.945PL Ver2.1 motherboard, based on the Intel 945P/945PL + ICH7 chipset and supporting Intel Socket 775 CPUs such as Pentium D, Core 2 Duo, Pentium 4 and Celeron D. It details the board’s ATX layout, expansion slots (2 × PCI‑Express x16, 1 × PCI‑Express x1, 3 × PCI), memory configuration (2 × 240‑pin DDR2 slots, up to 667 MHz), and integrated peripherals including Realtek audio, RTL8110S/RTL8100C Ethernet and eight USB ports.
Installation steps guide the user through CPU, memory, and board mounting, while the BIOS chapter explains CMOS settings, advanced chipset options and power‑management features. Appendices provide beep‑code diagnostics, BIOS update procedures and a glossary of abbreviations. This manual is written in Chinese.
| CPU Socket | Intel Socket 775 |
|---|---|
| Supported CPUs | Pentium D, Core 2 Duo, Pentium 4, Celeron D |
| Chipset | Intel 945P/945PL + ICH7 |
| PCI‑Express Slots | 2 × PCI‑Express x16, 1 × PCI‑Express x1 |
| PCI Slots | 3 × PCI 2.2 compatible |
| SATA Ports | 4 × SATA2 (3 Gb/s) |
| USB Ports | 8 × USB2.0 (compatible with USB1.1) |
| LAN Interface | Realtek RTL8110S/RTL8100C (10/100/1000 Mbps optional) |
| Audio Codec | Realtek AC'97, 8‑channel, SPDIF support |
| IR Port | 1 × infrared interface |
It uses the Intel Socket 775, compatible with Pentium D, Core 2 Duo, Pentium 4 and Celeron D processors.
The board provides four SATA2 ports with a transfer rate of 3 Gb/s each.
Yes, it has two 240‑pin DDR2 slots that support dual‑channel operation at 400, 533 or 667 MHz.
An optional Realtek RTL8110S/RTL8100C Ethernet controller provides 10/100/1000 Mbps connectivity.